Browsing by Subject "joukkueurheilu"
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(2014)The goal of the research was to examine how a beginner learns when he/she joins a new community. As theoretical context I used Jean Lave's and Etienne Wenger's theory about Communities of Practice, according which learning will occur when a beginner gradually turns into a full member of the community. The research problems were: how and what team members talk about, how they build and maintain culture in the community and what kind of a significance it has for a beginner's ability to learn. I collected the research material through observing and recording speech during practice and games of a women's floorball team in autumn of 2013. In addition I interviewed three players. Two of whom were beginners and one that had played floorball for several years. The material was analyzed by using methods of discourse analysis. The research material shows that the players' views about learning process of a beginner and what influences it is similar to Lave's and Wenger's ideas. It was seen as very important for learning for the beginner to be able to observe and gradually attend activities in the community of practice. For this to be possible the beginner has to be committed to the community and on the other hand the community has to give the beginner justification to attend all common activities. According to results the community which was in the focus of my research should give a beginner more space and opportunities to attend conversations between team members to be able to create the best possible circumstances for the beginner to learn. The results of the research are adaptable to any kind of community of practice.
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(2017)The object of this study is to examine the qualities and skills of a good coach. The study approaches the subject through the eyes of junior footballers. Coaching children and youth is more than exercising – coach needs to have other abilities too, like interaction and educational skills. The study is looking for answers to the following questions: What kind of qualities the coach should have based on the opinion of junior players? How the skill level of the team and the sex of the player connects with the idea of a good coach? Coaching contains several different sectors, which are examined in the theory section. The essential terms are youth sports, team sports, physical education, coaching and different roles of a coach. Some previous studies considering the theme are introduced in the theory section. The data was collected by a questionnaire which was completed by 1446 junior footballers from Southern Finland. Every fifth answer was randomly selected for closer examination. To help the children to answer, the questionnaire included few open questions about good coaching. The results of the questionnaire were classified by using content analysis after which they were categorised under different themes. The possible divergences between boys and girls as well as different skill levels of the teams were investigated. The results were also examined based on former studies and theories, most importantly the Finnish Coaching Expertise Model (Suomalainen valmennusosaamisen malli). Based on the results of the study the main findings were that there is a connection between a football player's sex and their perception of a good coach, which means that some differences between boys and girls did occur. There was also differences between the results of the players from teams of different skill levels, but they seemed relatively random. When the results of the survey were examined based on the Finnish Coaching Expertise Model, the main finding was that the most important skills that a good coach should have are interaction skills and knowledge of the sport. The results of this study can be used in the future to develop junior coaching and training of the coaches.
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